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CAS on Future Air Power and the Cyber Threat Books Win! Competitions The WWII Thrilling Merlin DVDS up Forces' magic for grabs favourite Friday July 24 2020 No 1496 70p paper ● See p17 ● See RnR –– CAS on future air See power and the p14 to cyber threat p15 Rugby Union Charging to new levels UK must win new info war Simon Mander AIR CHIEFS have been urged to move from combat jets to cyber tech to beat tomorrow’s enemies. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace urged the RAF to learn ● Sport p26 from recent Turkish and Russian campaigns in Syria and Ukraine ahead of the next Defence Review. Football Speaking at the Air and Space Power Conference, UKAF man's delivered virtually due to Covid restrictions, the former Army in gear now officer said: “Today we’re facing coronavirus, tomorrow it could be a high-level cyber strike. “Our adversaries now wear many masks. They know we’re dependent on information technology. “They know globalisation makes us more vulnerable. So, there’s a danger our competitors will use proxies and new technologies to outflank us.” He said lessons could be learned from Turkey, which used Bayraktar TB2 UAVs to destroy command and control nodes PRINCE CHARLES shares a and two transport joke with RAF new recruits aircraft at the after attending a Queen’s Libyan National Colour Squadron graduation Army-controlled parade at Cranwell. PHOTO: PA Jufrah airfield in ● Sport p23 July. ● Cont p3 We are excellent. We are QE. The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) has found Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate to be ‘Excellent’ across all schools, praising our pupils’ outstanding academic achievements and personal development. Queen Ethelburga’s has a long-standing relationship with the British Forces, welcoming students from military families for over 100 years. We currently have over 300 such students living as part of the QE family. We welcome day students from 3 months to 19 years and boarders from 6 years to 19 years. We are CEA accredited and in recognition of our commitment to Forces families, we offer a significant reduction in fees. In 2017/18 this meant that our Forces families paid just 10% of fees. In 2018/19 Forces families will pay just £955 per term, per child (with the benefits of Childcare Vouchers this figure can be as low as £614 per term). We pride ourselves on our wrap-around specialist pastoral care for our students, providing a secure and supportive home from home. We are focused on creating the right learning and living environment so that every one of them can thrive. Q For further information or to arrange a visit contact our admissions team on: Tel: 01423 33 33 30 Email: [email protected] Royal Air Force News Friday, July 24, 2020 P3 It is our duty to ensure our We have to be more Harlots professional, those in top jobs have Armed Forces have the best brings 18th conditions possible to be accountable “ ” “century “ ” Chancellor London to WO Tug Rishi Sunak life Wilson on announcing a ” the shake- £200m scheme The up within to revamp BBC’s Sue Service Service homes Deeks on rugby union p5 the period p26 drama starring Lesley Manville R’n’R p4-5 UK Forces cyber threat MoD confirms l continued from front FUTURE AIR POWER: The new pay deal The Erdogan regime has also Tempest sixth-generation aircraft deployed lightly-armed drones which will replace Typhoon is MILITARY PERSONNEL are and smart ammunition in Syria to currently under development to receive an inflation-busting stop tanks, armoured cars and air two per cent pay rise this year. defence systems. The increase means starting According to reports, the Assad salaries will rise by £545 for regime lost 3,000 soldiers, 151 Officers, £634 for a Corporal tanks, eight helicopters, three and £400 for a newly-trained drones, three fighter jets, eight soldier, sailor or airman or aerial defence systems and one woman. RAF News headquarters in the offensive. Basic pay for other ranks on Room 68 “Even if only half of these claims completion of initial training Lancaster Building are true the implications are game will now be £20,400 and the HQ Air Command -changing,” said Mr Wallace. average salary for a Corporal High Wycombe According to defence analysts will be £32,797. Buckinghamshire Russia used electronic warfare to Personnel will see the HP14 4UE jam communications, locate and 2020/21 rise in their September target troops with artillery, turn pay packets, backdated to Editor: Simon Williams Ukrainian tech against their own they are developing hypersonic “That’s why, in the future, what’s April 2020. Email: [email protected] operators, and send out false GPS glide vehicles. We know UAVs and above you will be often more The award comes in and texts to individual soldiers. deep strike pose us a lethal threat. important than what’s in front of addition to the non- Sports Editor: Daniel Abrahams He said Britain needed to be as “We know increasing numbers you,” said Mr Wallace. contributory pension and Email: [email protected] nimble as its rivals at using machine of actors have the ability to hit us “Hiding and finding will be at access to incremental pay Tel: 07966 429755 learning, artificial intelligence with precision and at range,” he the centre of tomorrow’s battlefield. progression. and quantum computing as he said. If you can be found, you can be Defence Secretary Ben Features Editor: Tracey Allen announced a £65 million contract He added Russia and China killed. Wallace said: “Over the past Email: [email protected] for the first Protector aircraft to are developing offensive space “That requires a rebalancing three years, Service personnel replace the Reaper platform. weapons to hit satellites providing from Industrial Age to Information have received pay rises News Editor: Simon Mander “Our opponents are constantly global communications, critical Age capabilities – investing in totalling seven per cent which seeking to go higher, faster and intelligence, surveillance, cyber, space, electronic warfare, AI, has helped Defence attract and All advertising: further. navigation and national robotics and autonomy – coupled retain the best people for the Edwin Rodrigues “We know they’ve got infrastructure from mobile phones, with their integration with the best Armed Forces.” Tel: 07482 571535 thermobaric weapons. We know to cashpoints, to the stock market. of what already exists.” Email: edwin.rodrigues@rafnews. co.uk Subscriptions and This Week In History distribution: JPI Media Print Holdings Ltd 1981 26 Whitehall Road Chinook arrives Leeds LS12 1BE 18 Sqn is reformed at RAF Odiham Tel: 020 7855 7574 in Hampshire as the first RAF Email: [email protected] heavy lift unit equipped with the Chinook HC1. 1946 First UK ejection test 1995 Extracts from The UK’s first live ejection test The Royal Air is carried out by pilot Bernard Harrier deployed to Balkans Force Day By Lynch, who fires a Martin-Baker 12 Harrier GR7s operated by 4 Sqn are deployed to Day by Air Cdre Graham seat fitted to a Meteor flying at Gioia del Colle in southern Italy on ground attack and Pitchfork (The 8,000ft at a speed of 320mph. reconnaissance missions against Serbian targets in Bosnia. History Press) SUPPORTING SERVING AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE RAF AND THEIR FAMILIES WE CAN HELP WITH EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FREE CALL SCAN ME WITH 0300 102 1919 YOUR rafbf.org/welfare CAMERA The RAF Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales (1081009) and Scotland (SC038109) Royal Air Force News Friday, July 24, 2020 P5 News BROTHERS IN ARMS: AC Jessie, left, with Charlie after his older brother’s graduation parade. Below, combat training at Honington PHOTO: SAC JAMES Go with LEDGER the bro Vikki Quamina same day his brother graduated, Honington was able to join him to celebrate after Regiment chiefs relaxed the AC JESSIE Fitch had his sights current rules on relatives attending set on a career with the Royal the parade. Marines – now he’s following in Charlie added: “The phase one big bro Charlie’s bootsteps and training is a tough course and training to be an RAF Gunner. I’m proud to graduate. I’ve given Charlie has just graduated him some advice about how to get after 20 tough weeks of combat through it. training with the Regiment while “I told him that if he does Jessie has just started the course what he’s told when he’s told to at Honington. do it he’ll do great. Charlie said: “Jessie wanted to “Mum was a bit worried when join the Marines but I had a word we both joined up but she and dad with him and he soon changed are now both proud as punch.” his mind and followed me into the RAF.” ● See p19 for latest Gunners Jessie, who turned 18 on the graduation news. News bulletin Forces families to get £200 million housing makeover duty to ensure they have the best Staff Reporter conditions possible. THOUSANDS OF Forces families’ “This news doesn’t just mean homes are to be revamped under a Service homes across the country £200 million programme unveiled will be upgraded, but will see 2,000 by Chancellor Rishi Sunak. jobs in sectors where they are As part of the housing pledge needed the most, like plumbing 3,500 homes and single living and decorating.” Wills Sea King quarters will be given a makeover The funding pledge follows a which will include new kitchens four-year, £530-million investment up for adoption and bathrooms. programme to upgrade Service New roofing will be installed to family accommodation. LUCKY CHARM Twinkletoes properties to reduce the risk of The MoD is currently carrying and the Sea King flown by the mould and damp along with out pilot studies under the Duke of Cambridge are up for new windows and doors New Accommodation adoption to raise funds for the to cut fuel bills and make Model to enable Service RAF Museum.
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